STATUS
ACTIVE
AGENCY
SpaceX
MISSION TYPE
Launch Vehicle Development
TARGET
Earth Orbit / Moon / Mars
LAUNCH
Ongoing
ARRIVAL / RETURN
Development Program
MISSION OVERVIEW
About the mission
Starship is SpaceX's fully reusable launch-system architecture consisting of the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage. The system is intended for satellite deployment, lunar missions, deep-space missions and eventual Mars transportation.
OBJECTIVES
What is it trying to achieve?
01Demonstrate rapid full reusability.
02Recover Super Heavy boosters.
03Recover Starship spacecraft.
04Support large orbital payloads.
05Support lunar missions.
06Develop eventual Mars transportation capability.